Mikey Gets To Unleash Hell Early

During Comic Con Day Zero I was able to get some hands on time with The Force Unleashed. I'd been looking forward to the game, it's been a long while for me since I've been able to get thrilled by a new Star Wars game.  Sure Battlefront was fun, but it's tame, and Lego Star Wars is awesome to be sure but it's family friendly as well.

I want to get into playing a Jedi or Sith, I want to march into a hanger full of enemies and be feared (ok clearly I'm all Sith) before I even start tearing the room apart.

The designers seem to have exactly that I mind for The Force Unleashed. I started this demo up and just jumped right into being the Sith I always knew I could be.

So far as I can tell there's not much in this game you can't have some effect on. Slash open power cables? Of course. Want to hurl heavy machinery and equipment around the room like a kid having a temper tantrum? Oh yeah baby! Slam Tk-421 into the rest of his pals? Heh heh. Basically anything that floats your boat can be done in this game. You are a super human badass who knows few limits so let it fly.

The look and play of the game is smooth and easy. I literally picked up the controller and just unleashed hell on all sides. It's a game that lets you pick up and go but I can tell with some practice fine tuning those powers it'll get even more rocking.

Looking at the screenshots it's clear the designers give you near limitless power so they have to really throw a lot at you to challenge those powers and skills.

While I didn't get a chance to check out the game on the other platforms available the Ps3 version was lightning fast and ready to roll. I can't imagine much difference in gameplay on the Xbox 360, however the Wii version could be a whole other level of control.  

This looks to be everything a Jedi or Sith needs to bring home the Star Wars universe.

Bring it on!

Game Info -
Release Date: September 16, 2008

Platforms: Xbox 360, Ps3, Ps2, PsP, Wii, Nintendo DS

Press Release: An entirely new chapter in the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game's expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist Vader in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.

As its name implies, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of newly developed technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time together: Digital Molecular Matter, by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd.

LucasArts and developer Krome Studios are creating an equally enthralling version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Wii? home videogame system from Nintendo, PlayStation?2 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, and n-Space, Inc., is developing a version for Nintendo DS. All will feature the same storyline, with opportunities to unleash the Force in devastating new ways.

Working with Lucas Licensing, LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey, Prima Games, and Palace Press.

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